A semi-regular commentary written by jazz singer Carol Sloane, describing memorable moments during her 50-year career, and her work with some of the legendary jazz musicians of all time; social and political issues which inspire or infuriate, her beloved Red Sox baseball team, life in New England, favorite books, recipes, and the occasional screech and holler directed at knuckle-heads.

Monday, October 15, 2012

A sincere thank you to all who contributed to The Master List of dynamic duos a/k/a "Great Duets, Then and Now".

Admittedly, I wasn't explicit about which "duets" qualified for The List. Therefore some suggestions such as Tony (Bennett) and Bill (Evans) or Gin & Tonic or Sex & The Single Girl didn't really make the cut.

Because of a persistent glitch in the Comments section, I herewith publish, as promised, the terrific suggestions received to date. I've also listed an additional 40 or so combinations which occurred to me this past week.It's good to make a list!

From Bill Crow, the fastidious bass player with impeccable credentials and a perpetually sunny disposition:

"Being between Scylla and Charyibdis is an idiom deriving from Greek mythology. Several other idioms, such as "on the horns of a dilemma", "between the devil and the deep blue sea", and "between a rock and a hard place" express the same meaning of "having to choose between two evils".

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Hollywood & Vine
(Submitted by anonymous)
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To all who submit comments and may be disappointed they are not visible to the whole world, the acknowledgements above are a sincere attempt to address the problem at least temporarily. Don't be dissuaded. SloaneView will fix this problem eventually. It's on my "Must Do List".